HAHA! oh wow XD people are falling for that left and right, this is awful XD

well, i watch skittle and this is a relevant topic... so yeah, naturally im all over this! X3

Yeah, what the hell is up with this

y people no spend 5 minutes researching

heh,thats new - i didnt repost it, but now i know its a scam ^^

when i look at the evidence it might not be a true scam. the second link suggests that they simply dont know what the heck they are doing...

They are taking most of the money, making movies, paying for the trips. Almost NONE of it goes to the actual cause.

yeah, which is why i wouldnt really call it a scam but just terrible management :P
it really does look like they a rejust a bunch of rich white kids who want to emerge as "the saviors of uganda" even though the conflict they want to resolve is pretty much over already...

A scam is taking someone's money and not using it as advertised or as told it was going to be used.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/scam

ok, point^^ when you look at it that way it is definitely a scam.

Don't be fooled. Do your own research. Invisible Children is by no means a "scam". The money they raise that doesn't directly go to helping build schools, finance scholarships for former soldiers, and build lifesaving early-warning systems on the ground are used to raise awareness.

Awareness-raising and the associated costs are VITAL to this cause. If the people who can help don't know, then there's no way that change can be made.

Please stop attacking this organization, Skittle.

the money goes to the government and their army. they want to fight kony with war!
and you know what their government and army also do? they murder gay people. for being gay. i cant support that bullshit!

None of IC's money goes to the Ugandan Army! Where did you read that!?

http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/3245054/
summary of what they really do with the money.

Oh, and just FYI, the LRA murders people for being gay. The issue with the government that you're talking about is an anti-homosexuality bill introduced into their legislature to criminalize homosexuality.

So no, the Ugandan government/military at present does not have a policy of killing gays. In fact, if the bill ever DID make it out of committee (which is unlikely), President Mouseveni would probably veto it anyway to abate backlash against it. Thank God, because a bill like that is ridiculous.

http://c2052482.r82.cf0.rackcdn.com.....pdf?1325722694

I think you should acquaint yourself with the actual numbers before you just copy and paste what other people say about things. If you actually look at their financials, none of their money actually goes to the Ugandan military.

I've been a part of this organization for three years. I know what IC does. I know where the money goes. I've seen the good that IC has done on the ground over there, and talked to actual Ugandans who have told me how grateful they are for the awareness that IC is raising and for the material good we're doing on the ground over there, in their schools, in their hospitals, in their means for defense against abductions, and so on.

the Lord's Resistance Army is real, regardless of the legitimacy of these kony2012 posts

Yea, it is real. However, Kony hasn't been the head of it since 2006. This video was made in 2003.

Kony is no longer a problem. He's not even in Uganda.

Most of this money doesn't even go to the cause.

oh, i didn't realize he wasn't a part of it anymore. i remember hearing about this situation almost 15 years ago in middle school, and i haven't heard anything since then, until this latest craze. thanks for spreading the truth about it.

Actually, it's not a scam. Yes, the LRA has moved operations outside the borders of Uganda, but that doesn't mean that they have dematerialized into thin air. Their operations are still being carried out in surrounding countries (South Sudan, Central African Republic, DRC) and THOUSANDS of children are still being affected, every day.

And as for the statement about Kony not being the head of the LRA anymore: That is absolutely false. The whole organization centers around him and his personality cult. You don't have the LRA sans-Kony.

And about the issue you raise about the money- It is not wasted. Almost all the funds they raise go towards helping free the child soldiers and making Central Africa safer. One way IC does this is by raising awareness. If nobody knows about the conflict, nothing will be done about it. A bunch of kids can't go into Africa and take down a rebel leader. It takes building awareness campaigns, lobbying influential leaders, and a lot of transatlantic plane tickets.

Is this money wasted? No. If it was not spend, this movement would not be able to happen.

Is this a scam? Absolutely not. It's a valiant, just effort that has the potential to bring HOPE to a region that has seen so much violence and devastation for so long.

-sigh-

Their finances are out on the open. Most of it goes towards things other than the cause. It's good on them for raising awareness of the issue however, their facts are all wrong. This was all filmed in 2003, Kony has left Uganda in 2006. They are focusing on Uganda and saying he is still there, having this massive influence, etc. He's not. He has as much power as Sadam did while in hiding, aka null.

Please see the link that I posted above in response to lollazer. Every single dime raised by Invisible Children, Inc. goes to the fight to end the LRA's violence, be it via awareness, social campaigns, building schools, or paying the expenses necessary for these things to be done.

Yes, Kony did leave Northern Uganda in 2003. Uganda is a much safer place without the LRA there, however- saying that the LRA does not have power in their current state is an all out falsehood. Massacres and abduction missions are still being carried out by Kony's forces. Just because he is in a different physical place does not mean that he is not committing crimes. Around 10:00pm this monday, a group of LRA members attacked and looted 3 homes near Bangadi, DRC, and abducted a woman.
He is still committing crimes. Children are still being abducted, raped, mutilated, and killed. Villages are being torn apart. Families are separated forever. An entire population lives in fear.

Joseph Kony's influence in the region has far from waned. That's the whole reason the LRA Crisis Tracker was instituted late last year. Please, please, please get your facts straight before attempting to argue something like this. There are lives at stake.

Since you proclaim to be part of this group, please explain to me these:

1) The low transparency rating
2) The refusal to act with the BBB
3) This accusation of fraud:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/22/fraud-in-facebookchase-co_n_433928.html
4) The fact that the people in charge are lining their pockets with $90,000 a year. Non-profit means well...NON-PROFIT
5) The direct support of the Uganda government which supports the murder of gays, 'witches' atheists, etc. Whose army is also guilty of the vary things Kony is being charged for.

Other than the fact people are spreading a scam, not really.

thanks for letting me know